Ornamented flat-knitted stocking



Jan. 20, 1931. H. P. LQUHN 1,789,555

ORNAMENTED FLAT KNITTED STOCKING Filed 001;. 28, 1929 IN V EN TOR.

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HANS PETER LUHN, KNITTING MILLS, SYLVANIA OBNAEENTED FLAT-KNITTED STOCKING Application filed October 28, 1929. Serial No. 402,821.

in proper position laterally during the ornamenting operation; and to this end my invention consists in adding onto such edge portions of the fabric temporary fabric-extensions thereof as indicated at 15, 15, whereby the normal edge portions 10 are held just as satisfactorily as is the rest of the fabricduring the ornamenting operation; the advantage of such edge-supporting fabric extensions being especially obvious when ornamenting thread is embodied in theknitted fabric by a subsequent embroidering operation, in w case the temporary fabric extensions provide most needed support to the normal edges of the fabric; though like advantage is in some cases secured by the providing of such exten-v sions simultaneously with the knitting-in of adjacent ornamentation. In either case these extensions are removed subsequent to the production of the ornamented fabric, as the seaming is efiected at the normal edges of the fabric; and a separate inexpensive "thread may ordinarily be employed to advantage in producing such temporary extensions.

What I claim is:

1. The improved method of manufactun' ing flat-knitted stockings provided with ornamental figure efiects, which consists in knitting supporting lateral extensions onto normal edge portions of the fabric to facilitate the production of such figureeifects close to said knitting edge portions, and thereafter removing said lateral extensions and seaming 'My invention relates particularly to the manufacture of flat-knitted stockings provided with ornamental figuring, and my object is to enable improved embodiment of auch ornamental thread effects in close proximity to the seaming edges of the fabric; as fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing, and clearly defined in the subjoined claims.

Fig. 1 indicates a flat-knitted stocking fabric as made in accordance with my invention; the normal seaming edge showing supporting lateral extensions added on to it, and ornamental figuring being indicated adjacent thereto;

Fig. 2 indicates the fabric after usual seam ing thereof to form a tubular stocking; the supporting fabric extensions shown on Fig. 1 having been removed.

In my improved method of manufacture, the knitting may be continuously done upon usual straight or full-fashioned knitting machines, with such slight modification of the ordinary knitting operation as will be readily skilled in the art: the knitting of the main fabric being effected as usual upon a straight series of needles to which the threads are fed as desired by controlled thread carriers and the number of narrowing and widening mechanism for shaping of the fabric, and additional needles and threads being added in known manner to effect the purpose of my invention. the edges. I

The fiat fabric thus ordinarily produced 2. The improved method of manufacturis knitted with selvage edges 10,-10, and may ing flat-knitted stockings be provided with desired ornamental figurnamental figure effects, which consists in ing, either during the process of knitting or knitting supporting lateral extensions formed y a subsequent QmlPmidQI'iQg p a i of different threads onto normal edge portions y invention conslsts y 111 Provldmg for of the fabric .to facilitate the production of more satisfactorily effecting such ornamentation by temporarily adding to the width of the knitted fabric, as hereinafter fully described.

It is frequently portions, and thereafter removing said lateral extensions and seaming the edges.

' In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. desirable that the orna- HANS PETER LUHN; mental figuring which is provided on fullfashioned stockings be extended as close as possible to the seaming edge of the flat-knitted fabric. To accomplish this satisfactorily it is necessary that such edge portion be hel.

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provided with or such figure effects close to said knitting edge 

